HGAR Members & Staff

Serving on 2026 NYSAR Committees


We’re proud to congratulate our HGAR members and staff who are serving on NYSAR boards, committees, forums, foundations and working groups for 2026.

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Ron R. Garafalo, AHWD, C2EX | Former HGAR President | 2026 NYSAR President

  • Budget & Finance Committee
  • Executive Committee, Chair
  • Investment Committee
  • Organizing Planning Committee
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T. Teresa Belmore, AHWD

  • Executive Committee
  • Leadership Academy Advisory Board, Chair
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
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Dorothy Botsoe,  ABR, CBR, CIPS, CRB, CRS, GRI, SRES, SRS, AHWD, EPRO, SFR, SRS, PSA, RENE, C2EX  |  Former HGAR President

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Organizing Planning Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Donna Bruno, ABR, CRS, AHWD, C2EX, PSA, RENE

  • Education Management Committee
  • Local Board Education Forum
  • Young Professionals
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Robert Burr, EPRO, AHWD, C2EX, RSPS, SFR

  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Carol Christiansen, ABR, CBR, AHWD, PSA

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Vice Chair
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
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Gary Connolly

  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • Multiple Listings Issues & Policies Committee
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Tony L. D'Anzica, CIPS, AHWD | HGAR Previous Past President

  • Awards Committee, Lower Hudson Region
  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • RPAC Trustees


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Ann Marie D'Onofrio

  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
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Desiree Darden

  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • Local Board Education Forum
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Katheryn DeClerck, GRI, SRES, ABR, GREEN, EPRO, C2EX, PSA, RSPS, AHWD, SFR | Former HGAR President

  • Faculty Development Sub-Committee
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Laurie DiFrancesco, GRI, C2EX, SFR

  • Article 12A Working Group
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Anthony A. Domathoti, ABR, AHWD, C2EX, CIPS | Former HGAR President | NYSAR Treasurer

  • Budget & Finance Committee, Chair
  • Executive Committee
  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Investment Committee, Chair
  • Legal Action Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Legislative Steering Committee
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Organizational Planning Committee
  • RPAC Trustees, Chair
  • Statewide Forms Committee, Vice Chair
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J.P. Endres, GRI, C2EX | Former HGAR President

  • President’s Advisory Board
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Roseanne Farrow, ABR, CRB, GRI, EPRO, AHWD, C2EX, PSA, SFR

  • Education Management Committee
  • Faculty Development Sub-Committee
  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Local Board Education Forum
  • Professional Standards Committee


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Gail Fattizzi, CBR, SFR, AHWD | Former HGAR President

  • Education Management Committee
  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • Local Board Education Forum

Lynda M. Fernandez, CIPS, RCE, AHWD, EPRO, C2EX | HGAR Chief Executive Officer

  • Association Executives Advisory Committee
  • Association Executives Forum
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Catherine Fontecchio

  • Safety Forum
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Susan Goldy, GRI, CIPS, SRES

  • Investment Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • Past President's Advisory Board
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Irene Guanill, CIPS, AHWD, C2EX, MRP, GREEN, GRI, ABR, CRS, SRES, SRS,

  • Grievance committee
  • Professional Standards Steering Committee
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Richard Haggerty

  • Statewide Forms Committee
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Peter Harris, ABR, SFR

  • Appraisal Committee
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Crystal Hawkins Syska, AHWD | Former HGAR President

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
  • Issues Mobilization Committee, Vice Chair
  • Legal Action Committee
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • 2025 NYC Issues Working Group
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Rey Hollingsworth Falu, ABR, AHWD | HGAR 2026 President

  • Executive Committee
  • Issues Mobilization Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum, Chair
  • Legislative Steering Committee, Chair
  • RPAC Trustees
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Soleil Jackman

  • Issues Mobilization committee, Lower Hudson Region
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Pamela Jones, GRI, ABR, SFR

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Housing Opportunities Foundation
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
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Barry Kramer | Former HGAR President

  • Legislative Steering Committee, Lower Hudson Region
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group, Vice Chair
  • Nominating Committee, Local Board Rep, Alternate Member
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Cynthia Lippolis, CBR

  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
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Joseph Lippolis, SRES, SFR | HGAR Treasurer

  • Budget & Finance Committee, Local Board/Assoc. Rep
  • Investment Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee

Clayton Livingston, C2EX, EPRO

  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • Professional Standards Committee
  • 2025 Professional Standards Steering Committee
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Michael Malone

  • Local Board Education Forum, Vice Chair


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Harding Mason, GRI | Former HGAR President

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
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Carole McCann, MRP, PSA | HGAR Regional Director Orange

  • Education Management Committee
  • Local Board Education Forum
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
  • Professional Standards Steering Committee
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Peter Nikic, EPRO

  • Education Management Committee
  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
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Roseann Paggiotta, GRI, PMN, C2EX, AHWD, SFR

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Nominating Committee, Lower Hudson Valley Region Rep, Alternate Mem
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Brian Phillips, ABR, CIPS, CRS, GRI, SRS, AHWD, C2EX, EPRO, PSA, SFR,

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
  • NYC Issues Working Group
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Valerie Port, E2EX

  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Myriam Ramos, ABR, GRI, EPRO, SFR

  • Nominating Committee, Alternate Member, Lower Hudson Region Rep
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Anthony Ruperto | HGAR President Elect

  • Education Management Committee
  • Executive Committee, Local Board/Assoc Rep.
  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Housing Opportunities Foundation
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Legislative Steering Committee, At Large HGAR
  • Local Board Education Forum
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Vlora Sejdi, SRES, C2EX | HGAR 2025 President

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee, Vice Chair
  • Legal Action Committee
  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Veronica Suarez

  • Legislative Policy Forum
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Multiple Listing Issues & Policies Committee
  • Professional Standards Committee
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Amalie Thomas

  • Appraisal Committee
  • Education Management Committee
  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • Commercial Issues Working Group
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Leigh Tripathi

  • Professional Standards Committee
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Robin White, AHWD

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
  • NYS Real Estate Education Foundation, Lower Hudson Region
  • Education Management Committee
  • Article 12A Working Group
  • Local Bard Education Forum
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Cheryl Williams

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
  • Education Management Committee
  • Nominating Committee, Local Board Rep
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Linda Williams

  • Global, Resort & Second-home Markets Committee
  • Co-Op Issues Working Group
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Shanese Williams | HGAR Secretary

  • Fair Housing & Cultural Diversity Committee
  • NYC Issues Working Group

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